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The Closet Review: A mostly agreeable farce buoyed by the considerable talents of its stars, Le Placard is best when it is content to be a mild send-up of the modern workplace. The plot is slight and has a nasty streak that is both refreshing and occasionally jarring. The main reason it comes off well at all is the endearing, highly sympathetic lead performance by Daniel Auteuil, who never succumbs to the silliness of the screenplay, instead making his sad-sack accountant a real person. Gérard Depardieu is also effective, nicely sending up his own screen persona and wisely never begging for adorability while playing a mostly unlikable character. The film isn't terribly memorable, but it is sure to be markedly better than the American remake it will most likely receive. Jason Clark, All Movie Guide

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